Wesley Hughes
Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Hughes currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the PetroCaribe Development Fund (PDF).

He was a member of the Board of Directors from 2005-2009 and served as Chairman during the period 2009-2012. Dr. Hughes earned a D. Phil. (Economics) from the University of Sussex, UK and a M.Sc. and B. Sc. (Economics) degrees from UWI, Mona. The government of Jamaica conferred the Order of Distinction, Commander Class in 2005 for his outstanding contribution in the field of planning and development.

Opal Whyte
Finance Manager

Sheena Woodburn
Manager, Human Resource and Administration

Shakierah Cowan
Client Relationship Manager

Client Relationship Manager with responsibility for the achievement of the development impact, loan portfolio management and customer satisfaction objectives of the Fund, Mrs. Cowan is a graduate of Williams College, USA. Prior to joining the Fund, Mrs. Cowan was employed at the Ministry of Finance and Planning as Senior Technical Advisor and the Jamaica Social Investment Fund in the area of Social Development. She joined the Fund in April 2013.

Shellian O’Gere Edwards
Legal Counsel & Corporate Secretary

Mrs. Shellian O’Gere Edwards has over 12 years’ experience in commercial law. She holds a B.A in Psychology, L.L.B and CLE (University of the West Indies and Norman Manley Law School respectively) and a MBA (Mona School of Business). She was previously employed to the Students’ Loan Bureau for 11 years and had the responsibility of managing the Legal Department and Debt Recovery Unit. She joined the Fund in August 2017.

Bob O. Russell
Investments and Treasury

With over 12 years’ experience in the Financial Sector, Mr. Russell, currently serves as Manager, Investments and Treasury, having the responsibility for the management of the organization’s investment portfolio and cash flows. Mr. Russell achieved an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin, McCoombs School of Business, and completed the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) curriculum administered by the CFA Institute. He also achieved the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) Designation from the Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) and is a trained Civil Engineer having graduated with a BSc. honors degree from the University of West Indies St. Augustine Campus. In recent times, he earned a Certified Credit Professional designation from the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services. He joined the Fund in August 2015.